WAR DEPARTMENT FOR JCS PASS TO STATE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000400230005-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 18, 2012
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 17, 1947
• Content Type: CABLE

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FROM: COMUENUSFA, Vienna,
TO: AMEMBASSY, Moscow,
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Austria from Keyes cite PASS
Russia for USUL, for Clark
JCS pass to State
16 harch 1947
Austrian-Czechoslovak negotiations were held this
week in Vienna on 6 frontier rectifications outlined in
Czech memorandum presented to CFM London, together with a
new seventh point concerning proposed power station near
Lipno.
Above first stage of negotiations was completed March 14
after 4 days of satisfactory discussion of mutually
agreeable atmosphere. Results are incorporated in pro-
tocol of that date which Austrian and Czech negotiators
will naw submit to their respective governments. Copy
being sent to you by courier plane.
Tentative agreement was reached on all points presented
to CFR except on the cession of territory
(1) South of the Danube and
(2) West of the March, at the junction of Danube and March.
Austrian cabinet decided that while it wished to meet
444ecn desires
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Czech desires to a reasonable extent, it could not
agree cession of these fairly large areas of Austrian
territory. Czechs then suggested alternative cession
of much smaller area at river junction. Austrians * * *
* * * for one reason because that would out them off
from access to the proposed Danube Oder Canal, but would
be glad to have experts study d1/04 possible way in thlieh
the technical needs of Czechs for canal construction and
maintenances be met on Austrian territory without changing
sovereignty. Both delegations now contemplate doing
this, subject to yield of Czech Government on protocol
of March 14.
Latter includes statement by Austrian Delegation that
is proceeding in effort to meet Czech desires on assumption
that while negotiations continue * * * points Czech
Government v111 refrain from raising them for international
consideration, in particular in connection with the Austria
Treaty Conference, and that if Czech Government does so
raise them, all six points should be considered as a whole
and Austrian Uovernment would not be bound on the oonces-
stone it had made on the four points already tentatively
settled.
Decision of Czech Government whether to continue nego-
tiations or raise question at Moscow is now being awaited
Meanwhile Chief Czech Negotiator, Fischer (* * * * )
has left Vienna to go to Prague and thence to Moscow.
* Being serviced.
Note: This message has been relayed to ANEMBASS!? Moscow,
Russia.
ACTION: CAD
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